Performance is is not soley dependant on length, there are other factors with width and shape and weight being big players too, but length plays a huge part. That calculator only plugs in the length and the weight assuming the width and shape to be typical for the length. I would guess that its output will be optimistic for the boat I am imagining for your description.
Look at a single skull rowing boat, it only has to displace enough water for one athlete in spandex (about 220lb) and itself (a little over 30lb) so is about 50lb lighter, yet to maximise performance they are getting almost 30' long. The combination of long length, narrow beam, low weight and sleek design mean they can do 10mph on the 500w an athlete can produce.
Make it as narrow as you can if your primary objective is performance, and if you can make the front and pack pointed, rounded, or even chamfered, it will be better for performance than just being flat
You might be looking to a planing design for more speed, as hull speeds and sweeping lines are only aplicable to displacement boats and are irrelevant once planing, but even planing boats are displacement boats untill they reach planing speed, and with such a short boat it will take a LOT of power to climb up out of the hole and get onto the plane.
Paul Upton-Taylor, Greased Weasel Racing.
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